Four arrested in Brown Co drug busts
12/28/2022
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Doug Milford
Steven Schler
Gene Dunlap
Melissa Coy

(KNZA)--Four individuals face charges after the Brown County Sheriff's Office Drug Task Force recently executed two search warrants.

Brown County Sheriff John Merchant said the Task Force served a search warrant on December 16 at 714 Iowa Street, in Hiawatha.

41-year-old Doug Milford and 66-year-old Steven Schler, both of Hiawatha,. were arrested on charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. In addition, Milford was arrested on a charge of criminal possession of a firearm along with two Brown County warrants for failure to appear.

Milford remains in the Brown County Jail, while Schler was released December 19th on an OR bond.

The Hiawatha Police Department assisted.

Following a lengthy investigation, Merchant said the Task Force executed a separate search warrant at 1435 K-20 Highway in Horton on December 17.

56-year-old Gene "Crow" Dunlap, of Horton, was arrested on charges of distribution of a controlled substance, possession of opiates, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and distribution of marijuana.

54-year-old Melissa Coy, of Horton, was arrested on charges of possession of opiates, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and felony obstruction.

Merchant said a quantity of suspected marijuana and fentanyl pills were seized, along with cash

Both Dunlap and Coy were given OR bonds and released from the Brown County Jail on December 19.

The Horton Police Department assisted.